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Homework: Subject 1: Identify and Make A Classification For Numerical Methods Used in Mechanical Engineering

The document discusses numerical methods used in mechanical engineering. It identifies five main categories of numerical methods: linearization, finding roots of functions, solving systems of equations, optimization, and numerical integration and differentiation. Examples of applications are given for each method, such as using linearization to approximate nonlinear equations, root-finding to solve for static equilibrium, systems of equations to satisfy constraints like conservation of momentum, optimization for engineering design problems, and numerical integration and differentiation for solving integrals and derivatives of functions.

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Homework: Subject 1: Identify and Make A Classification For Numerical Methods Used in Mechanical Engineering

The document discusses numerical methods used in mechanical engineering. It identifies five main categories of numerical methods: linearization, finding roots of functions, solving systems of equations, optimization, and numerical integration and differentiation. Examples of applications are given for each method, such as using linearization to approximate nonlinear equations, root-finding to solve for static equilibrium, systems of equations to satisfy constraints like conservation of momentum, optimization for engineering design problems, and numerical integration and differentiation for solving integrals and derivatives of functions.

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HOMEWORK

Subject 1: Identify and make a classification for numerical methods used in mechanical engineering.

Categories of Numerical Methods and Applications

Linearization Finding Roots of Functions Solving Systems of Equations Optimization Numerical Integration and Differentiation
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Linearization

Nonlinear equations can be much more difficult to solve than linear equations. Taylors series expansion provides a convenient way to approximate a nonlinear equation or function with a linear equation. Accurate only near the expansion point a. f 00 (a) (x a) 2 + . . . f (x) = f (a) + f (a)(x a) + 2! 0 Linear approximation uses first two terms of the expansion.

Finding Roots of Functions

Find the value of x such that f (x) = 0 Frequently cannot be solved analytically in engineering applications. Transcendental equations Black-box functions May have multiple or infinite solutions Example: static equilibrium problems must satisfy X F = 0 X M =0

Solving Systems of Equations

Solve for the value of the vector x that satisfies the given system of equations. Linear Systems: a11 x1 + a12 x2 = b1 a21 x1 + a22 x2 = b2 a11 a12 a21 a2 2 x1 x2 = b1

Ax = b

b2

Non-Linear Systems: f1(x) = b1 f (x) = b f2(x) = b2


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Optimization

Find the values of the input variables to a function such that the function is minimized (or maximized), possibly subject to constraints. Negative Null Form: min x subject to f (x) g(x) 0 h(x) = 0 Applications: Engineering Design Regression Equilibrium in Nature

Numerical Integration and Differentiation

Solve: Z b f (x)dx a df (x) dx where f (x) is an arbitrary continuous function. Numerical approaches may be required when: f (x) is an analytical function that yields the integration unsolvable f (x) is known only through discretely sampled data points

Selected Additional Applications

Numerical solutions to differential equations Finite Difference Method Computational Fluid Dynamics (NavierStokes Equations) Dynamics (Newton-Euler & Lagranges equations) Finite Element Method Solid Mechanics (Elasticity equations) Heat Transfer (Heat equation) Kinematics Simulation Complex System Optimization

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